This is one of those times that feels like a dream but is very, very real.
After years of brainstorming, writing, questioning, deleting, rewriting, doubting, trusting, and beginning again….
Joybellion is officially here.
This week feels less like a book launch and more like proof that magic happens when we trust ourselves.
With my background in acting and filmmaking, visual storytelling has always been my thing.
Writing? Not so much.
A couple of years ago, when I was in between creative projects, I kept getting the same intuitive nudge: Write.
I swatted it away.
Then I swatted it away again.
And again.
Until a friend and I spent two days brainstorming what I should do next. Halfway through day two she looked at me and said:
I’m just going to say it. I think you should write a book.
I have a rule:
If the same message shows up in more than one way, I take it as a sign from the Universe to pay attention.
So I stopped pushing it away. And I decided to write.
Now, trusting my intuition doesn’t mean I didn’t have doubts. I went into writing this book nervous.
The day after I committed to write Joybellion, I stepped out of my car and saw a quarter on the street. I picked it up and discovered it was a Maya Angelou quarter.
That, my friends, is everyday magic.
From that day forward, even when the writing got hard, I never questioned that I was where I was supposed to be.
I wrote Joybellion for women who have spent decades living according to everyone else’s rules and are done navigating societal nonsense.
Women who suspect there is another way to do life.
Women who are tired of worrying about what other people think.
Women who are ready to trust themselves more than the status quo.
If that’s you, this book is for you.
My hope is that when you read Joybellion, you discover a way of moving through life that brings more ease, more support, and fills your world with everyday magic.
So now I’m curious...
What’s something you’ve done recently that felt quietly disobedient?
Maybe you took a nap instead of being productive.
Maybe you said no when you would have normally said yes even though you didn’t want to.
Maybe you wore the outfit.
Maybe you changed your mind.
I would love to hear any acts of disobedience you want to share.
To celebrate launch week, I’ll send one person in the conversation a signed copy of Joybellion.
Are you ready?
See you in the magic.💫
